брать себя в руки

Russian

Etymology

Literally "to take oneself into one's hands".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [brat͡sʲ sʲɪˌbʲa ˈv‿rukʲɪ]

Verb

брать себя́ в ру́ки • (bratʹ sebjá v rúki) impf (perfective взять себя́ в ру́ки)

  1. (colloquial) to pull oneself together, to get oneself together, to get it together, to get a grip, to get one's act together, to get ahold of oneself
    Ты до́лжен научи́ться брать себя́ в ру́ки. ― Ty dólžen naučítʹsja bratʹ sebjá v rúki. ― You need to learn to pull yourself together.

Conjugation
Conjugation of брать себя в руки: see брать
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